NoYB
Springfield,#2Consumer Comment
Fri, August 24, 2012
I had Dr. William Baird as my primary care physician years ago and I was extremely pleased with his care at that time. Then, however, he moved from that practice (I got a form-type letter that he was leaving) and I had no idea where he went. Our insurance plan was very restrictive back then, so I could only find another PCP within that certain system - which I did, of course.
I recently had a bad experience with the PCP (who I will NOT be filing a complaint against because I really don't know if the problem was a simple misunderstanding or he's just "that way." He might very well be great with other patients) I've had for the last 7 months, and am again searching for a new one. I located Dr. Baird on the 'net and am excited that I may be able to see him again - but I am doing my research as always when making an important decision.
When Dr. Baird was my primary care guy all those years ago, I found him to be accessible, easy to talk to, and more knowlegeable than any doc I've had before or since (except, perhaps, that Harvard Med School Navy doc when I was in the military.) He always considered my questions carefully and never seemed to be bored because I may not have been the most interesting patient or had a lot of exciting, exotic health problems. I thought our personalities and communication styles meshed well.
I take these Ripoff Reports with a grain of salt the size of my head for a specific reason: you can say any vile thing - true or untrue - about any business or individual and not be held accountable for those accusations since you can post here anonymously. Sure, one can make a rebuttal - as I am now doing on behalf of Dr. Baird - but the damage to the business' or individual's reputation has already been done. As they say, once the cat is out of the bag . . .
Frankly, I find this person's report troubling in that he/she doesn't take one iota of responsibility for anything that <supposedly> happened. Dr. Baird is a horrible villian (a "quack"), and the complainant is a pure and saintly victim. If this person's situation(s) happened as reported (his or her life was truly in danger?), I would think a lawsuit would be in order - or at the very least a complaint filed with official entities such as the Medical Board, etc.
Doing my research on Dr. Baird over the last couple of days, I have found ZERO COMPLAINTS or DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS levied against him by any official body. If he was such a substandard and abusive doctor, wouldn't he have been cited or sued at some point in his 20-year career? And also, the complainant has a "bad medical record" because of him? C'mon - this isn't that episode of Seinfeld where Elaine gets a big red stamp of "DIFFICULT PATIENT" in her record! I would like to know what exactly is in the complainant's record that distinguishes it as a "bad record."
So per this super-dramatic report, my reaction (without being able to question the complainant) is, "Hmmm . . . "
I will be contacting Dr. Baird's office in the next day or two to set up an appointment. I look forward to seeing him again!